The Bad Crypto Podcast

One trader says Bitcoin dropping to the $6000 “golden pocket” isn’t bearish. Yet 42% of investors expect a $15,000 Bitcoin price before the year is out. The U.S. moves one step closer to a digital dollar at the same time that US Senators introduce a very anti-privacy bill.  Which app has been caught snooping on your data and what can you do about it? An Israeli blockchain st...

Bitcoin has its fair share of cheerleaders, but few are as consistent as Tim Draper. An eternal optimist when it comes to the practical use for and eventual price of Bitcoin, Tim is one of those guys you want on your team. At Virtual Blockchain Week we had the opportunity to do a one-on-one with Tim and he was incredibly generous with his answers and his time. He is here to pump you up! A new docu...

Fewer things are more important to blockchain and crypto going mainstream than for mainstream businesses to adopt the tech. Makes sense, right? In this weeks news, we’ll share how Paypal, Venmo and 7-11 are all making moves towards that adoption. Max Keiser says protesting does nothing, but says the best protest is to buy Bitcoin.  And William Shatner, yes, THAT William Shatner, is toke...

Cannabis is a bigger business than ever before. And it’s not just about getting stoned.  Today, we go down the cannabis rabbit hole as we welcome multiple guests familiar with the industry to the show.  It’s our chill out, smoke if you got em and listen in aptly numbered episode #420 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  F ull Show Notes at:  http://badco.in/420 SUBSCRIBE, RA...

Let’s play good news/bad news… More whales are holding bitcoin than we’ve seen in a long time. But some say we are overdue for a Bitcoin correction. Bitcoin is a silent protest against governments everywhere. But cybercrime is up 75% during Covid-19. The nation of Kazakhstan Seeks to Attract $740 Million Crypto Investment in Three Years. And you can put this in whichever column...

Only a small number of venture capitalists have taken blockchain technology as seriously as David Pakman. Not to be confused with the hungry, yellow video game character of the same name, David is a visionary VC who helped found Apple’s music group and led early funding for CryptoKitties. But like the little fella scrambling across the screen to gobble up dots and avoid ghosts, David seeks t...

What caused Bitcoin to tumble $800 on Thursday? It could be the whale that moves $1.3 billion in Bitcoin… and no one knows why. Bitcoin is still outperforming stocks and Vitalik makes a really great point on Twitter about the stock market and the crypto markets. Brave Browser got caught in the act doing something that is widely frowned upon. A podcast host lost all his Bitcoin with one simp...

The first year of marriage can be a time of wedded bliss. But what happens when one of the first things you do as a couple is commit to paying all your living expenses for 3 months only using Bitcoin? It might not sound daunting, but lets say the year is 2013.  Changes the picture just a bit, doesn’t it? That’s exactly what Austin Craig and his wife Beccy did. And they documented...

As Bitcoin strives to find its new base of $10,000, altcoins are coming back to life. Is it possible that the long-awaited alt-season is finally upon us? Another possible Satoshi has surfaced. We’ll tell you who it is and why this could be the one. And Vitalik tells CZ that he needs to think bigger after CZ shared how cryptocurrency can be seen as protest money. We’ve got all the big n...

Bitcoin surged past $10,000 on Monday only to come crashing back down to $9400 on Tuesday. It’s what some refer to as the Bart Simpson chart. We just refer to it as another day in crypto. And on today’s show we welcome back Bitcoin OG Brock Pierce. We had the opportunity to chat with Brock at Virtual Blockchain Week and posed some interesting questions about the future of blockchain, c...

Did you feel the ground shake? I’m not referencing the latest California earthquake. Those happen all the time. I’m talking about a little project that quietly launched a couple weeks ago which set the new standard for digital collectibles on blockchain. We’ve got names for those held responsible. Nasty Nick, Fryin’ Bryan, Kim Kong, Bony Joanie and Adam Bomb are just a few...

You’ve heard of the top 1%, but is it possible you are in the top 0.5%? If you’ve got at least 10 Bitcoin in your wallet, you are. Bitcoin has also topped $9000 again. Is the move to $10K finally in sight? And China intends to use their new digital currency to compete with the us dollar. One hedge fund manager says the government may make it illegal to hold gold, while a Trump nominee...

How does one manage when you are the biggest crypto exchange in the world? I’m sure it’s not too difficult for Changpeng Zhao, the CEO and founder of Binance. Quickly becoming a behemoth of the blockchain world, CZ is launching new products and services, gobbling up acquisitions and finding ways to explore philanthropy.  Our exclusive interview with CZ covers a lot of ground, including what’s next...

A polarizing figure who has created a blockchain and made a lot of waves along the way, Justin Sun is a tough guy to reach. But we breached the Tron wall and finally had the opportunity to ask Justin some of the tough questions surrounding the Steem takeover, his online banter with Vitalik and the future of Tron. We may never get this chance again, so we hope you enjoy this no-holds barred intervi...

An extremely interesting transaction connected to one of the earliest Bitcoin wallets has got the crypto community scratching their heads. Was it Satoshi Nakamoto? A mystery account has rescued $6 million in STEEM from Justin Sun’s rogue hard fork. And Joe Rogan isn’t the only person leaving YouTube. A crypto YouTube is seeking to escape totalitarian tyranny by moving to Saipan. We&rsq...

Dear Crypto Class of 2020. Since you have been quarantined for much of this semester, we want to take this opportunity to share some blockchain wisdom with you. Buy low, sell high. If you don’t own your keys, you don’t own your crypto Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto Once a shitcoin, always a shitcoin No one on social media is giving away free eth Stay Bad And amidst these unusual...

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What will the price of Bitcoin be after the halving? After much speculation, many predictions and a bucketfull of prognostications, we finally have the answer. And we also have our first glimpse into what happens next. Craig Wright threatened to crash the price of Bitcoin, but didn’t. YouTube cancelled a live Cointelegraph stream that we were on, declaring it to be harmful content. And the T...

Out of all the people in all the countries in all of the world in all of the galaxy in all of the Universe, it’s likely safe to say that one man and his organization have done more research into blockchain technology than any one else That man is Don Tapscott and the Blockchain Research Institute. It’s a pretty big claim and might offend the aliens of Xirplatz, who might lay claim to h...

You’ve had two multi-platinum albums, 27 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 list and brought electricity to 600 million Africans through your solar power initiative. To top things off, you totally understand crypto and have a vision for how it can be used to transform an entire continent. What do you do next? If your name is Akon, you kick off this next initiative by developing your own cryptocu...

We’re just a couple days away from the Bitcoin Halvening and once again we’ve hit $10,000. So what happens next? Will Monday’s halving lead to the next big parabolic run? Or will there be a sell-off and a firesale on mining equipment?  A major mainstream investor has gone in on Bitcoin. Will others follow? Pew Die Pie has signed an exclusive streaming deal with YouTube. And...

The verdict is in on Virtual Blockchain Week. According to speakers, VIPs and attendees, the week-long event was a huge win for the crypto world. Lots of meaty content came out from the event as we had the opportunity to speak with Tim Draper, Roger Ver, CZ, Justin Sun and John McAfee in Fireside Chat fashion. The women of blockchain crushed it with original presentations from Brittany Kaiser, Cai...

Millennials. They are the Generation Y that has now moved into the workforce and is shaping our future. That is until Generation Z comes of age and pushes them aside to take over. While some millennials get a bad rap, there are many who are doing incredible things to move the crypto technology needle.  Today we welcome Mike Rogers to the show to discuss the topic of Millennials in blockchain....

If you could be sheltered-in-place with one blockchain personality, who would it be? If you wanted to only discuss Bitcoin, you might choose Peter McCormack. If you loved Tron, you might select Justin Sun. And if you wanted to get your project into the news, you might want to hang out with Rachel Wolfson.  But if you were seeking a truly memorable, wacky experience, you’d choose to be l...

While the stock market is on a crazy roller coaster ride, Bitcoin has recovered 100% from it’s $3700 low of the year. Does that mean that the beloved Grandfather of cryptocurrencies has decoupled from stocks?  CZ says quantitative easing will drive the price even higher.   Even though many are sheltered-in-place, demand for Bitcoin ATMs is increasing. Even crude oil prices crashing...